Economy, Society, and History

Economy Society and History

1. The Nature of Man and the Human Condition: Language, Property, and Production

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09/03/2004Mises Media
What condition does mankind find itself in? Language, property and production are elements unique to mankind. Humans are social animals. Cooperation is normal. Language permits direct communication. Animals can’t abstract in the way humans can. They can form sounds but not words. Animals cannot...
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Economy Society and History

2. The Spread of Humans Around the World: The Extension and Intensification of the Division of Labor

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09/03/2004Mises Media
Humans across the globe develop the division of labor. Hunter gatherers had limited association with each other. Languages were many and varied. Division of labor was only within their tribes. Agricultural life allowed many more people to live in settlements and capital could be accumulated for the...
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Economy Society and History

3. Money and Monetary Integration: The Growth of Cities and the Globalization of Trade

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09/03/2004Mises Media
The next element in human development is that of money and the growth of cities and trade. Why is there division of labor and why is there money? Hoppe covers why people do not remain in self-sufficient isolation even when they could and even if everybody hated everybody else. As long as every...
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Economy Society and History

4. Time Preference, Capital, Technology, and Economic Growth

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09/03/2004Mises Media
The theory of time preference, capital, technology and economic growth will be viewed through both theoretical and historical elements. People have a preference for satisfaction earlier as compared to satisfaction later. Capital goods allow greater production, but this requires saving now, not...
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5. The Wealth of Nations: Ideology, Religion, Biology, and Environment

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09/06/2004Mises Media
Ideological factors, especially comparative religions, are considered. Until 1500, China was the most developed region on the globe. Confucianism has no promise of an afterlife. There are no miracles for them. They are realistic and rational. Confucius is not a god or prophet. He is revered as a...
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6. The Production of Law and Order: Natural Order, Feudalism, and Federalism

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09/06/2004Mises Media
Correlations between IQ and GDP of countries exist. Without the state, what natural order evolves? Details of the theory of private property are given as the means for society to survive. People own themselves and have never doubted that the instruments that they produce are theirs as well. This...
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Economy Society and History

7. Parasitism and the Origin of the State

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09/06/2004Mises Media
Exploitative behavior of the state is studied. Brainwashing was required to build states up. Unlike productive activities via division of labor, parasitic activities like cannibalism, slavery, fraud and robbery did not lead to social cooperation.
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Economy Society and History

8. From Monarchy to Democracy

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09/06/2004Mises Media
The transition from monarchy to democracy deals with how humans create more freedom than is currently had. The role of monarchs in the pre-state societies and their positions as heads of state since the feudal (1100-1500 AD) period and into the absolute monarchies were the more typical form of...
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Economy Society and History

9. State, War, and Imperialism

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09/06/2004Mises Media
Lack of intelligence, lack of division of labor and violent ideologies are three factors which contribute to states, wars, and imperialism. Fighters in wars were vassals of the Lords, or mercenary groups who could be hired. Fights were frequent but small and they had rules of knightly honor.
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Economy Society and History

10. Strategy: Secession, Privatization, and the Prospects of Liberty

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09/06/2004Mises Media
The institution of the State is not normal or natural. We will pay for making this error. There are not different and unequal laws applying to masters and individuals. Once you accept, incorrectly, unilateral taxation and ultimate jurisdiction in the hands of the state you are stuck.
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